Posted: Sep 29, 2011 6:31 pm
To your first point I do agree, but I do change my opinion in real life probably more than online. Not because of my willingness to do so, but usually because online if I'm uncertain about something I will research it before proceeding, therefore I tend to be completely wrong, a lot less. 
Whereas in real life I just go with whatever old twoddle is in my head and often am proved wrong by an even smartier pants than me.
I can remember one of my first experiences with this community (on the RDF forum) of being ripped a new one by none other than our lovely Tim O'Neil for promoting the Jesus aka Mithras line. Of course Tim (very gently
) reminded me how full of shite I was and upon further investigation I realized that I was indeed hemorrhaging with excrement. 
I'm very thankful for that, as I prefer to be correct in all my subsequent debates on such a topic rather than propagate flawed thinking.
Whereas in real life I just go with whatever old twoddle is in my head and often am proved wrong by an even smartier pants than me.
I can remember one of my first experiences with this community (on the RDF forum) of being ripped a new one by none other than our lovely Tim O'Neil for promoting the Jesus aka Mithras line. Of course Tim (very gently
) reminded me how full of shite I was and upon further investigation I realized that I was indeed hemorrhaging with excrement. I'm very thankful for that, as I prefer to be correct in all my subsequent debates on such a topic rather than propagate flawed thinking.